The Latest Research on Helping Students to Fail Forward
I recently read the story of one student who was consistently absent from class, who deliberately neglected her assignments and who flunked her final exam—and yet, she still ended up passing the course. When her mother inquired as to how this could be, the faculty explained that they felt it would be counter-productive to fail…
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How Your Students Utilize Social Media
Happy 20th birthday Social Media! It was in 1997 the first social media site launched called, SixDegrees.com. (Based on the theory that there are no more than six degrees of separation from anyone and actor Kevin Bacon.) I cover social media’s history and purpose in my new book, Marching Off the Map. It’s stunning to…
Continue ReadingThe Many Unseen Roles Teachers Fill Today
After a faculty training event, I was approached by a professor who admitted to me that while he enjoyed my presentation—he was exhausted by his classroom work. He told me he’d been teaching for thirty-one years and frankly, “kids don’t pay attention or work as hard as they did back in the 80s.” It was…
Continue ReadingSix Simple Ways to Better Engage Generation Z
We are leading, coaching, parenting, and teaching kids who’ve never lived a day in the 20th century. They’ve only known a world of terrorism, recession, racial unrest, corporate scandals, under-employment and uncertainty. They’ve also only known a world of portable devices, multi-tasking, social media, multiple personas and a complex world where they are more about…
Continue ReadingAre You Ready to Lead These Young People?
Have you been keeping up with the news on Russia? Protestors are taking to the streets and parks, demonstrating against government corruption. Dozens turned into hundreds, which turned into thousands of protestors carrying specific signs of their disapproval of President Putin’s regime. You might say, “That’s no big deal. This kind of thing has been…
Continue ReadingHow to Correct a Student’s Negative Perception
Note: I’m excited to announce that our National Leadership Forum 2017 has now officially sold out! If you are still interested in registering than you can join the waitlist by clicking here. I’m looking forward to being with you all next week on June 22-23. _________________________________________________________________________________________ I recently spoke to a university faculty member who…
Continue ReadingThe Four Seasons of Growth for Students
Recently, I spoke to teachers who said they’d each received notes or calls from former students, years after they graduated. The good news is, in every case, the young adult wanted to thank their instructor for a particular conversation, for a unique experience or for a class discussion that marked them. Permanently. We all love…
Continue ReadingTen Ideas to Build Confidence in Teens
We just received survey responses from students in a variety of locations around the world. In our survey, we asked what leadership skill or quality students believe they lack the most. While respondents were kids of various ages and from a variety of locations (low income and high affluence), most shared something in common. They…
Continue ReadingHow to Undo Our Biggest Mistake in Leading Students
Today, we hear from Andrew McPeak. Andrew is a next gen researcher, speaker, and author for Growing Leaders. I’ve been reading a lot about brains lately. Did you know that our brains rewire themselves based on activity or inactivity? This can happen in a relatively short amount of time—just a few weeks, typically. Did you know that “we…
Continue ReadingThe Secret Behind One of the Largest Youth Movements: Podcast #48
Today, I’m excited to share with you a conversation with Jason Russell. Jason is the co-founder of Invisible Children as well as a film director and activist. He is well known for his short film titled Kony 2012 that totaled over 100 million views on YouTube in less than one week. Jason will also be…
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